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Nest of the White-spotted pufferfish (Torquigener albomaculosus)

Nest of the White-spotted pufferfish (Torquigener albomaculosus), a species discovered in 2014. The male creates the sand nest, about 2 m in diameter, on the ocean floor to attract a mate. The pair use it only once. It is the only pufferfish known to create such circular nests. Amami Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

Yakushima macaque (Macaca fuscata yakui)

Yakushima macaque (Macaca fuscata yakui) on a beach, washing a sweet-potato. These subspecies macaques are smaller and more solidly built than the nominate species, and have black hands and feet. This is a young male yet to develop the subspecies' facial feature that parts their hair right to left. Kojima Island, Miyazaki, Japan

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lshikawas frogs (Odorrana ishikawae)

lshikawa's frogs (Odorrana ishikawae), pair on a log. The warty black spots on the vibrant green background have earned the species the description of the most beautiful frog in Japan. Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan

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